A Resident Evil / Dead By Daylight Collaboration is Coming June 2021

There are worse things out there than zombies, and now theyre after you. Popular asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight will be collaborating with Resident Evil for a new content pack.

Announced during a 25th Anniversary Resident Evil Showcase by Capcom, all we have to work with is a teaser trailer. Spanning only 23 seconds, the trailer shows an Umbrella Corp badge falling to the ground as a survivor is skewered onto a meat hook by a killer. Both characters were off-camera or shrouded in darkness. The only indication we have is that the survivor sounded male and they were wearing formal clothing.



After the video, Behaviour Interactive's Creative Director Mathieu Cote made an appearance. They first congratulated the Resident Evil franchise for their 25 years of success, following that with a remark on how Dead by Daylight has become a horror hall of fame of sorts.

The end of the teaser indicates that the collaborative update will release in June 2021. So we still have a couple months to wait before itll be in our hands. If were lucky, they will reveal more information about the new survivor, killer, and perks before release.

Speculation Time!

There are a few things we noticed from the teaser that might indicate more information. The first, and most obvious, is the survivor. Sporting a male voice, and a formal outfit, our first guess is that its Leon Kennedy. Leon, a police officer for Raccoon City, is the franchises most well known protagonist. He was also confirmed to be a part of a new Netflix show. He remains a prevalent character for the franchise, even now. And since Chris Redfield is a larger man with a more military outfit history, the slim, formal look of the trailer character points away from him.

Next, we have the sounds we heard. As the footage faded to black, the sound of zombies gathering can be heard. This could either imply that the killer will be a standard zombie from Resident Evil, or that they simply wanted a familiar sound for the teaser. In our opinion, it would be a wasted opportunity to not have a prolific Resident Evil villain as the killer (Wesker, Mr X, Nemesis). As such, were leaning toward the latter idea. Since we never see a killer, even in a dark silhouette, theres very little guessing we can do.

Heres a fun idea: Mr. X. The stone faced, trench coat and fedora wearing enemy from Resident Evil 2, the character is known for being tremendously strong, and virtually unstoppable. Imagine a killer that doesnt do much, but cannot be stopped. This could be something like a slow moving killer that is immune to flashlights, and can walk through pallets without stopping. There would need some balancing to make it effective, but it sounds like fun.